Nathan Benefield posted on 12/7/2009 1:27:00 PM
Yes, I suspect they include anything related to agriculture - from manufacture of farm equipment to food preparation, restaurants, and grocery stores.

Of course, much of that would occur even if Pennsylvania employed fewer than 5,000 farmers.

Joe Collins posted on 12/7/2009 1:23:00 PM
A common formulation of that assertion references "agri-business", which would include aspects of transportation, retail (eg. Tractor Supply Co.), chemical/fertilizer manuf./sales, etc.

Still probably an exaggeration relative to the rest of the economy, but more expansive than just farming.

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